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Kuwaiti awqaf min. launches strategy to spread moderation values
Date: 2015-02-28 08:37:51 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:16 - ID:2057933
Kuwait's Minister of Justice and Awqaf and Islamic Affairs Yaacoub al Sanaa launched a new strategy to spread moderation values based mainly on the renewal of religious discourse. The Higher Committee for the Promotion of Moderation will seek ....
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Report: Nusra Front hands over demands to mediator in hostages case
Date: 2015-02-28 08:30:36 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:14 - ID:2057889
Al-Qaida-affiliate al-Nusra Front reportedly handed over to the Qatari appointed mediator a list of its demands in return for the release of the Lebanese soldiers and policemen in its captivity, Naharnet said. According to As Safir newspaper ....
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Iraqi army to lead any operations against Daesh - Pentagon
Date: 2015-02-28 07:57:48 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:6 - ID:2057573
Any military operations against Daesh militants in Iraq have to be led by the Iraqi army, Pentagon spokesman Rear Adm. John Kirby said. During a press briefing, Kirby said that the US does not "want to go any faster than the Iraqis are ready to ....
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China stresses support for Palestinians rights
Date: 2015-02-27 17:57:38 GMT - China - Arab world - SN:21 - ID:2056133
China fully supports the Palestinian people's right to a recognized state, said Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hong Lei. In statements on Friday, Hong stressed his country's concern about the Palestinian cause. A delegation of the Organization of ....
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14 Daesh militants killed in Iraq
Date: 2015-02-27 17:51:23 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:18 - ID:2056097
As many as 14 Daesh militants were killed in Salahuddin province, northern Iraq, after US-led coalition jets bombed a hideout of the terrorist group. Another airstrike targeted a Daesh site in western Baiji, and left a senior leader of the ....
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France’s Hollande condemns Daesh's ‘barbaric’ destruction of Iraqi artifacts
Date: 2015-02-27 13:38:14 GMT - France - Arab world - SN:14 - ID:2054909
French President Francois Hollande on Friday condemned the "barbaric" destruction by Daesh militants of priceless ancient artifacts in Iraq's city of Mosul, FRANCE 24 television reported. "Barbarism affects people, history, memories, culture," ....
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Russian FM could meet UN envoy to Syria March 2
Date: 2015-02-27 11:49:39 GMT - Russia - Arab world - SN:12 - ID:2054301
The second round of Syrian reconciliation talks in Moscow may take place in April, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Gennady Gatilov told Sputnik news agency Friday. "The next meeting is scheduled [to take place] possibly in April, depending on how ....
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UN says Syrian crisis 'worst humanitarian crisis of our times'
Date: 2015-02-27 08:08:10 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:2 - ID:2052569
The head of the UN refugee agency has said the Syrian crisis has become “the worst humanitarian crisis of our times.” UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Antonio Guterres said the crisis was threatening regional and global peace and ....
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Jordan denies reports on security threats
Date: 2015-02-26 19:20:01 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:18 - ID:2051201
The Jordanian Interior Ministry denied on Thursday news reports about security threats in the Kingdom. "Rumor mongers are trying to shake Jordanians' confidence in their leadership and security forces," spokesman for the ministry Ziad al Zuabi ....
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Terrorism, armed conflicts shed further burden on health sector - Araby
Date: 2015-02-26 12:15:50 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:13 - ID:2048221
The difficult circumstances of violence, killing acts, armed conflicts and terrorism in the Arab region shed further burden on the health sector, either in the countries which host refugees or which are facing terrorist acts, said Arab League ....